As I crawled back into the pool today fat and out of shape, I wondered: Don't sprinters need some minimal aerobic work? I see that Ande is doing none whatsoever and Paul advises not "fighting fat" in the pool. I do a lot of race pace training and cross training. But still, is just a little aerobic work called for? I can tell I don't need any for 50s, but my 100s could use a little something. I don't think I have the substantial swimming aerobic base that people like Ande have because I was out of the pool for so many years .. So I'm either taking my 100s out too slow for fear of dying or actually dying. Does aerobic work help counter this? Or do I need more lactate work such as doing 100s with huge amounts of rest?
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Chris you have to understand I will never do a work out with a masters club again. Most coaches get their workouts from the computer and spend to much time doing drills. I am not into drills. I believe coaches and instructors have to teach and correct swim strokes.
I divide my workouts so, 1 day Aerobic, 1 day Aenerobic, 1day Max Vo2. It so happens every day I swim there happens to be a little of all three thrown in. But I focus on only one of the three each day. I do try when training to swim 6 days a week so I focus on each level 2 x a week.
If you need your numbers, I need your age and resting heart rate. I put it in the computer and it will spit out your numbers. Seeing I am one year older next week my numbers will cange slightly.
Chris you have to understand I will never do a work out with a masters club again. Most coaches get their workouts from the computer and spend to much time doing drills. I am not into drills. I believe coaches and instructors have to teach and correct swim strokes.
I divide my workouts so, 1 day Aerobic, 1 day Aenerobic, 1day Max Vo2. It so happens every day I swim there happens to be a little of all three thrown in. But I focus on only one of the three each day. I do try when training to swim 6 days a week so I focus on each level 2 x a week.
If you need your numbers, I need your age and resting heart rate. I put it in the computer and it will spit out your numbers. Seeing I am one year older next week my numbers will cange slightly.
